Will NFC East success continue?

TEMPE, Ariz. – The NFC East can bolster it’s reputation as the league’s toughest division this weekend.

Entering Week 6, the Giants, the Redskins, the Cowboys and the Eagles are a combined 10-1 outside the division. All four clubs are favored to win Sunday, with the Giants (4-0) hosting the Browns (1-3), the Redskins (4-1) hosting the Rams (0-4), the Cowboys (4-1) at the Cardinals (3-2), and the Eagles (2-3) at the 49ers (2-3).

You can count on the Giants and the Redskins winning, but I’m not so sure about the Cowboys and the Eagles. I’m picking the Cowboys to win 30-27, but I’m not feeling all the good about it considering the Cardinals are 8-2 at home under coach Ken Whisenhunt and are coming off a 41-17 destruction of the undefeated Bills.

With November road games looming against the Giants and the Redskins, the Cowboys can ill afford to lose either Sunday or next week when they travel to St. Louis. In a conference call last week with reporters who cover the Cardiinals, Tony Romo talked about the razor thin margin of error in the division.

“It’s one of those things where if you don’t watch out, you could find yourself three games back in a hurry,” Romo said. “I think Philadelphia, which is a good football team, is in a tough spot right now. They are 2-3, and that puts them in a little bit of a hole.”